THE BASICS:
 
- Event: 2022 NCAA Swimming and Diving National Championships
 
- Location: Indianapolis, Ind. (IUPUI's IU Natatorium)
 
- The Lead: After day one of competition the MIT women's swimming and diving team ranks fifth out of 25 teams with 52 total points.
 
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
 
200-Yard IM
 
- First-year Kate Augustyn (Eau Claire, Wis.) earned her first All-America accolade as she finished eighth in the event with a time of 2:03.44.
 
- Junior Edenna Chen (Colorado Springs, Colo.) earned honorable mention honors with her ninth-place finish as she touched the wall in 2:02.38. Overall this is her fifth All-America accolade.
 
200-Yard Medley Relay
 
- The Engineer team of Augustyn, Chen, senior Olivia McGrath (Chevy Chase, Md.), and sophomore Melody Wen (Cary, N.C) finished third in the event with a finals time of 1:40.81. The top-two finishers, Kenyon and Emory, both broke the previous NCAA record time of 1:40.11. Chen swam a 27.29 on the breaststroke which was the fastest time in the field and helped seal the third-place finish for MIT.

- The time is a new school record and is the highest relay finish at the championships in program history. 
 
UP NEXT:
 
- The Engineers returns to action tomorrow as MIT will have student-athletes competing in the 200-yard freestyle relay, the 400-IM, the 100-fly, 1-meter diving, and the 400-meter medley relay.   
 
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